ESPN's Chad poe currency Ford raised an interesting hypothetical in a chat with Kevin Pelton about the Sixers Ford reported the Lakerswere targeting Okafor until thehours before the draft when they switched to RussellHow would each team look if the Lakers stuck to their guns and took OkaforLakersThe idea of Okafor as the next great big

man in Lakers history sounds great Los Angeles has lacked that scoring presence down low since the departure of Pau GasolOkafor has already shown the ability to be an excellent offensive player even if the team results haven't been there for PhiladelphiaOkafor is leading all rookies in scoring withpoints per game and while hispercent

shooting isn't anything special it's forgivable considering all the defensive attention he's garnering Okafor likely wouldn't score that much in Los Angeles with Bryant Jordan Clarkson Lou Williams and Nick Young around to soak up possessions but perhaps having that type of lowpost presence would've implored Kobe to ditch some of

his isolation postups in order to poe currency buy get the big man the ballHaving Okafor setting up on the block would've helped the Lakers play insideout more often which would've then set up more open looks for those guards Both Clarkson and Young are shooting brilliantly on catchandshoot threepointers this season so they'd be able to take